Manila Philippines, February 13, 2020 - United States health
authorities sent a number of coronavirus test kits across country and it is
said to be that the kits are faulty. This was stated by a senior official on
Wednesday (Feb. 12, 2020)
On the report, 200 tests kits has been shipped nationwide by the
Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on February 5. This is to hasten
the prediction of COVID-19 cases in the US. Unfortunately, as they test the
kits and perform a procedure to verify the virus, the results seems to prove
nothing. Senior CDC official Nancy Messonnier said that the kit gives no result
neither negative nor positive.
Messonnier stated when one of the substance was used in the test
kit - "We
think that the issue at the stage, can be explained by one reagent that isn't
performing as it should, consistently.”
She also added - "And
that's why we are remanufacturing that reagent."
On the report, the number of kits that were faulty
is still unknown. It is also stated that 6 US state health departments are
asking for comments, and half of them which includes California and Georgia are
waiting for replaced kit component in order to make them work.
Meanwhile, Illinois reported that the kit produces
an accurate results, and for the progress, they are now proceeding on their own
test.
This issue came up when scientists from US together
with other countries tried to get an access to the data. Its purpose is to
validate their reports due to the number of the coronavirus cases in China are
dropping.
The CHC hasten to distribute the kits since late
January, in order for the states to conduct their own tests. In this manner,
the detection of the virus would be faster compare to shipping all the samples
to CDC headquarters which is located in Atlanta. (Source: Channelnewsasia)
